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Christine Evans recommends literature about war’s collision with ordinary life
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Writing Desire in Middle Age
Diana Whitney, author of the poetry collection “Dark Beds,” on being a late bloomer in publishing and wanting to be seen
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Before 2016 I Dated Republicans Without Much Shame
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The Moon Has Always Been an Alien
Two poems by Hussain Ahmed
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A Childhood That Defies Gravity
"The Art of Levitation" from SHADOWS AND CLOUDS by Marcus Stewart, recommended by Clyde Derrick
Dec 4 - Marcus Stewart
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"Replying All on the Death Announcement Email," creative nonfiction by Jenessa Abrams
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